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Frank Zappa was always waiting to get zapped. With his eccentric, experimental music, the rock iconoclast believed that, for all of his influential innovation, he was seen as a “threat” in the ...

Dweezil Zappa keeps alive the musical legacy of his legendary father, Frank Zappa, with a series of tours called Zappa Plays Zappa. The fully orchestrated band, complete with video integration of the ...

Frank Zappa fans have a lot of goodies coming their way this holiday season, kicking off with today’s ‘Franksgiving’ release of director Alex Winter’s documentary “Zappa,” accompanied by a pre-order ...

Is there a more intimidating discography for a neophyte to ponder than that of Frank Zappa? With about 110 albums to Zappa’s name, there are an ungodly number of entry points into his music. And no ...

The following is an excerpt from "Chapter 2: Early Encounters with Jazz" of Zappa and Jazz: Did it Really Smell Funny, Frank? by Geoffrey Wills (Matador, 2015). Was Zappa being disingenuous here?

“Whenever anyone asks me where to start with Frank Zappa, I tell them ‘Hot Rats’. Zappa is an artist of extremes; I really see him more as an avant garde composer than as a rock and roll musician and ...

Though many regard the 1988 lineup as one of Zappa’s most musically formidable bands, the tour ended in disaster, with Zappa returning home, never to tour again ...

In tandem with the arrival of the long-awaited authorized Frank Zappa documentary, UMe and Zappa Records have released the official soundtrack for Zappa, featuring highlights from the composer’s ...